What a relief! Air travellers may soon not be required to do THIS

Aviation security watchdog BCAS has recommended installation of scanners based on computer tomography technology at airports whereby passengers will not be required to take out electronic devices from their hand baggage before going through the scanner. Jaideep Prasad, Joint Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, on Wednesday said the regulator has proposed installing scanners based on computer tomography technology at airports that will provide a three-dimensional view of the objects in hand baggage. Earlier this month, the ministry told the Lok Sabha that strengthening of safety and security at airports is an ongoing process and reviewed from time to time by the safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation and security regulator BCAS, in consultation with the other concerned agencies and stakeholders, including Central Industrial Security Force and airport 0perators, depending upon threat perceptions. According to the civil aviation ministry, some of the technologies deployed and proposed for deployment at sensitive airports include Computer Tomography Explosive Detection Systems machines and Dual Generator X-BIS machines.